Beginning during the peak of their career as the Breaker-Upperers, this too-real-to-be-real comedy wastes no time.
First it's just episodes of them doing their thing which is distracting enough and it got pretty tense as they actually went to the police station, but they pulled off the concept admirably.
Carried a long way by charismatic characters that have learnt to be content with making the best of a bad life, gradually the plot develops into one of them just wanting more.
It's never too aggressive.
The Breaker Upperers
2018
Comedy
The Breaker Upperers
2018
Comedy
Plot summary
Fifteen years ago, Mel and Jen discovered they were being two-timed by the same man. Bitter and cynical, they became fast friends and formed The Breaker Upperers, a small-time business breaking up couples for cash. Now they're in their late-thirties and business is booming. But when they run into an old victim, Mel develops a conscience and their friendship is truly put to the test.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
Director
Top cast
Lucy Lawless as Client
Jemaine Clement as Tinder Date
Ana Scotney as Sepa
Jackie van Beek as Jen
Tech specs
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU 689.17 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
Movie Reviews
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This is the point where I make a pun about not dumping this movie or something.
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Not for the faint hearted
When I first saw the lead actress in this, I thought of an American Actress - and even the movie or the character acknowledges that with a joke during the movie. Now the jokes may not be your taste, that is something you have to find out for yourselves.
But the movie is consistent, it does not deter from its course. So if you like it, you'll like all of it, but if you are annoyed, you will very likely be annoyed by all of it. Jokes are (im)mature and there are sexual relationships (consumed). There are taboos and other things broken, mostly for comedic effect though. So this is not really meant to titilate/excite you. It's decent enough if you are into that kind of thing
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Disappointing, though I laughed
Starts off with rapid fire laughs, before they dry up as the film struggles to find a comfortable rhythm and resemblance of a storyline.
I'm usually a big fan of quirky New Zealand comedies, but this just didn't do it for me. I wanted to break-up with this film halfway through but somehow stuck it out. The lead characters are just far too easy to dislike.
It frequently descended into random music montages that didn't hit the mark. At times it tried too hard to be controversial or offensive, but just came across as crass due to the one-liners falling short.
I liked the whole premise and found the Jemaine Clement cameo hilarious. Overall, I was disappointed though, as I was excited for this after watching the trailer. It somehow drags for a short film. You're better off to watch 'Flight of the Conchords', 'Hunt for the Wilderpeople' or 'Eagle vs Shark' instead.